Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-16
WACO.
Eewseme, the Supposed Lone Highway.
- msn, Is G,ysa Preliminary Trial
and Is Remanded.
Els Defsnss VIII bs an abb, but the
Evidspcs is Strong Against Him.
a Celebrated Case.
THE STAGE RoBBER.

missioner Flnks at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing. Judge W. q. Leasing appeared tor
the prisoner. and the government was
represented by J. E. Boynton, Esq OF
Pearre G. Boynton. The courtroom was
nrestv well filed with spectators to get
glimspe of the man whose Sudacious ex-
pIoits have Given him SO much notoriety,
not sIone in Texas, but throughout the
whole country. NeWsome states DIS
biography and career briefly a5 foil )Ws:
UM7 name Is james Alfrt d NewsOme. /
am tgenty-slx years old, snd was born and
rsised;Ih Trx&s; was born IN Cass coun-
" in 1861, s1d am tweHiy-six years OF sge;
l remained there until 1 was four or i've
Yesrs old, and then removed with my
parents TO Kaufman county, where re-
manned until I Tas fifteen or sixteen. l
have been for number Of years engaged
in the cattle business, and have for years
been in the employ OF Rich CafeV,in Cole
man county. Hepsid me from $50 TO $40
per month. He is e csttlemsn. 1 Yves
arrested in Coleman City on SUNDAY
night at IL O'Clock 1 came to Coleman
at about noon on that day. I an limo
cent of the charge sgaiust me. 1t is true
that when arrested 7 had some money,
the possession of which has seemed 10
excite suspicion against me. L had a
500 bill which was given me by blind
man. This can prove by the man ana
his family. can prove also tdat slept
with q young lawyer on the night
when the first robbery took place. The
place where 1 slept that night is twenty
miles from the point of the robbery. A
man might ride that distance aud get
back within three hours, but I can prove
that there was no horse handy enouSb9or
me to have got him to go that distnce.
| never gave the robbery thOGgaG9 until
I was arrested. The fact that has been
published, that have been indicted for
horse stealing, Is false. l was once in
dicted for branding s stray COW, but
never have been convicted. have heard
SO many stories about the ROBBERY that
doubt if ii really took place SIS has been
published"
The prisoner has g rather good lace
than otherwise, and was dressed in kind
of cowboy GARD.
THE TESTIMONY.
J. H. lively, sworn for the govern
ment, was the first witness who testified.
He sWore that he was q passenger on the
stage going from Bsllinger TO San Angelo
on September so. He described how one
horsemsn stopped the stage, msde the
o tssengers get out and robbed them Of
Lheir vs,ua0les. 81 saw him cut the
straps OF the mail sack, open 1t and look
through the letters. positively identify
the defendant as the man" A mask was
Shown the witness, which he said Was the
mask worn By the defendent on the occas-
ion OF the robbery.
Rev. T. G Stanley of San Angelo, sworn
for the government, was passenger on
the stage on September30. He described
the dress, voice and appearance Of the
horsem8n VINO stopped the stage. The
witness said ne had travelled yesterday
4 from BslIirgeT with the prisoner end
watched him very closely; believed pris-
oner was the man who halted the stage,
but could not swear to his identity.
S. ". Titus of San Angelo was on the
stage on September so. Ssw the rob-
berry, the mail pouch cut open, etc. Wit
ness described ice robber as about
five feet eight or nine inches
nigh, his weight about 1856
or 1877 pounds. Saw the robbers face
from the nose up. Recalling every
popularity Of form, voice, ETC., witness
believed The prisoner to be the robber
VINO raided toe sage and its pa
sengers.
John FArmClt was sworn for defendant,
whom, the with So said, he had known
four or five years. Have seen him often
during that time, He is 3 cowboy and
has been working with stock. Don't
know where be lives, but have understood
St Rich Crffsy's. He has worked first
with one cattle outfit and then another.
Judge John T GuioD, for defense,
deposed: have known the de-
fendsnt since 1879. Met him Sften
iG crowds. Done business Tor him
and had him on juries. he cannot read
or write, is scOWooY, has associated WITH
th&t class, and never with good societS.
know s family named Coffey. Defendant
lives with them. They, like him, csnnot
read or write. In size, defendant does
not answer to the description Of the man,
IS have heard it, who robbed the stage.
This closed the testimony and Commis-
sioner FinEs announced that the defend
ant would be required to furnish bond in
the sum OF 50, 800 to await the action of
the United a'es grand jury.
- When the Commissioner announced
this Newsome said he could give twice
that bond but would be compelled to
send TO Ruunels county for bondsmen.
He will be held in Waco jail until he
makes the bond. He says he has some
witnesses who were not here to-dsy, by
whom he will be able to prove his where
abou.s when the stage was robbed. An
slioi seems to be his chief reliance.
CELEBRATED CASE.
Ia the celebrated land litigation case Of
Zimpleman VS.. Howard, the iurys gfaer
baing out three days, rendered 9 verdict
which WAS upcon0itionlly in favor of the
plaintiff ZimplemSn. A motion wills
made Cor new trial and If this is dcnfed
an appeal will be taken to the SupFeme
court. George 3. Zimplemsp, exssherif
of Travis county, is plaintiff In this suit
and the defendants are relatives and heirs
of Judge Chss. Howard, who WAS mur-
dered oy riotous Mexcsns in the Salt
Lakes troubles on the Rio Grsnde, about
ten years sgo. The lands in dispute are
situated in Western Texas and SAID to be
very valuable
ARRESTED FOR ARSON.
Joe Sieto and g. M0rte, two Italians,
indicted for arson by the grand Jury, were
arrested, and gave bond in the sum Of
$3.50 each. They are charged with firing
the Red ELEPHANT saloon, IN which they
had a proprietary interest, about two
months ago.
Mother Anastasia Of Lockport, n. z, is
a visitor ct the convent OF the Sacred
Heart in this city. she is the head of tt
order of the Sisters OF st. Mary in the
United States, which order has charge of
the Academy of the Sacred Heart in
Waco. The children at the school enjoyed